Laos vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Laos
0.1599 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.1912 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
10th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1912 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1599 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0.0313 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7865 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4192 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3673 tonnes per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 0.7543 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5065 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2479 tonnes per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.5351 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3493 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1858 tonnes per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.1686 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2003 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1501 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1914 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0413 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Laos or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1912 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1599 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Laos and Sierra Leone?
0.0313 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.